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David Greentree

British Airborne Soldier vs Waffen-SS Soldier

Arnhem 1944

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Operation Market Garden was an Allied plan to try and end the war before the end of 1944, and relied on landing airborne troops to secure bridges over the Rhine bridges in the Netherlands. Critical to this plan were the glider troops of Britain's 1st Airlanding Brigade. Short on heavy weapons and not trained in street fighting, the glider troops were meant to secure and defend the Allied perimeter around Arnhem as the parachute brigades fought their way into the city. Facing the airborne forces were understrength Waffen-SS units that were hastily formed into ad hoc battle groups, some supported by armour. The troops on both sides would have t… Mehr

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Weitere Autoren: Dennis, Peter (Illustrator) (Illustr.)
  • ISBN: 978-1-4728-2570-4
  • EAN: 9781472825704
  • Produktnummer: 27815449
  • Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2019
  • Seitenangabe: 80 S.
  • Masse: H24.5 cm x B18.6 cm x D0.5 cm 260 g
  • Gewicht: 260
  • Sonstiges: General (US: Trade)

Über den Autor


David Greentree graduated in History at York before taking an MA in War Studies from King's College London and qualifying as a lecturer in Further Education. In 1995 he accepted a commission in the Royal Air Force and has served in a variety of locations, including Afghanistan and Oman. He lives in Hampshire, UK. Peter Dennis was born in 1950. Inspired by contemporary magazines such as Look and Learn he studied illustration at Liverpool Art College. Peter has since contributed to hundreds of books, predominantly on historical subjects, including many Osprey titles. A keen wargamer and modelmaker, he is based in Nottinghamshire, UK.

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